NHTSA — Steering: Rack And Pinion Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1997 Mazda MPV steering problems

steering problem

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1997 Mazda MPV Owner Comments

problem #1

May 262000

MPV

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On four occassions my steering when going from a complete stop to changing lanes to the right lane and then correcting back to the left, got stiff and would not turn. Subsequestly this last time I ended up on the shoulder of a busy freeway during rush hour. I took the car in again as I had two times previously, to have them tell me that they were able to duplicate the problem, and find that other 1997 madza MPV's also reacted the same. It was a "normal steering function". I have two small children and I can not afford to have their safety jeopordized. I have complained to Mazda on two occassions and they claim there is nothing I can do. I know that if I have had this happen four times, someone else has had to have it happen, especially when we were able to make it happen on the other MPV's that were testdriven.

- San Gabriel, CA, USA

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